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The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(96-100)
🕑 Added 2024-01-18 04:47:23 +0000 UTCChapter 96: After Honesty...
He struggled to recall, glancing around to see who was beside him, dragging his heavy limbs and managing to sit up.
But before he could clearly see the person, he vomited.
Vomiting continuously, he lost consciousness and fell to the side.
Later, after an unknown period, it seemed someone was changing his clothes...
Memory terminated.
The next morning, waking up, he saw Bailu, dressed in a bathrobe, sleeping beside him.
Just as he changed clothes and prepared to leave, Li Xuelan arrived with people...
Xiao Cheng's memory inexplicably shifted to the previous night, a pair of soft and warm hands changing his clothes.
Lifting his deep gaze, he quietly looked at the girl in front of him.
Bailu felt a bit uneasy under his gaze and continued to explain, "That night, you vomited, and all the alcohol ended up on the bed. When I woke up, half-drunk and half-dazed, I changed all the bedsheets and covers. After changing, I left."
"That night was a gathering at the brick factory. The boss invited all the factory employees to the city for dinner and singing. I... my parents took me there. After leaving your room, I found my parents had already left, and I had no money on me. I couldn't take a car home."
"The city is far from the town, and there are long stretches without streetlights. I couldn't go home in the dark, so I had to return to your room."
At this point, Bailu paused.
She continued, "When I got back, I saw that your clothes were stained with a lot of alcohol. You were asleep, and I called you several times, but you didn't respond. So, I helped you change clothes. My clothes were also stained with alcohol, so I changed into a bathrobe. Nothing happened that night between us."
So, there was no possibility of pregnancy.
In fact, Bailu twisted the truth a bit. After Xiao Cheng vomited alcohol, the room was filled with the smell of strong liquor, waking up the original person. Still half asleep, she got up.
Without turning on the lights, the room was very dark. The original person saw an unfamiliar dark figure on the bed and left directly.
After going out, she found that Li Xuelan and her father had already left. The original person had no money and couldn't take a car home. The city was far from the town, and she didn't dare to walk back in the dark, so she had no choice but to return.
She took out new bedsheets and covers from the wardrobe, changed the alcohol-soaked ones on the bed, changed Xiao Cheng's clothes, and also changed into a bathrobe before lying down to sleep.
Nothing happened that night.
"The next morning when I woke up, I had a headache and couldn't remember anything." Bailu remained silent when Li Xuelan forced her to go find Xiao Cheng to take responsibility, making an explanation that the original person also couldn't remember.
Xiao Cheng frowned slightly when he heard her say, "Nothing happened that night between us."
He didn't have much memory. When he woke up the next morning, he didn't feel much.
It was the pregnancy test that caught him off guard.
Regarding the pregnancy test, Bailu knew Xiao Cheng must have doubts and explained, "The pregnancy test is real. One morning, I vomited, and my mom took me to the hospital for a check-up. After the doctor received the report, he personally confirmed the pregnancy."
"At that time, the person who had a check-up before me was also named Bailu, so there must have been a mistaken identity."
Xiao Cheng looked at her, his eyes deep and unreadable, his face calm and indifferent, remaining silent.
Bailu also knew that this kind of thing was too absurd and had a low credibility, but the fact was like this.
Unexpected disasters are unpredictable and unstoppable, especially the not-so-small probability of a mistaken identity.
The original person lacked intelligence, was timid and insecure, and had been bullied in school from childhood. The girls only threatened her to clean, copy homework, and no one was a true friend to her. They never discussed the small topics between girls with her.
Li Xuelan's feudal thoughts were deeply ingrained, and she would not popularize knowledge about gender with the original person.
Therefore, the original person didn't know how pregnancy was formed.
She thought it happened when two people slept together, like what she overheard while using the restroom. She didn't know that pregnancy wouldn't come during the menstrual cycle.
After moving into Xiao Cheng's house, the original person often went to find Li Shuixian and gave money to Li Shuixian, who chatted with her a few more words about such matters.
So, when Li Xuelan forced her to bring a pregnancy test and negotiate with Xiao Cheng, she agreed.
If it weren't for the pregnancy test and Li Xuelan threatening to get rid of the child, Xiao Cheng wouldn't have compromised.
He wouldn't have agreed to Li Xuelan's 30,000 yuan dowry.
After all, on the second morning after the drunken night, when Li Xuelan took the original person to find Xiao Cheng, trying to force him to take responsibility, Xiao Cheng's exact words were, "If you want money, I don't have any. If you want my life, take it if you can."
He was strong and unyielding, looking down on Li Xuelan.
Being taken advantage of and still being blackmailed into silence was not Xiao Cheng's style. Bailu entered Xiao Cheng's memory and knew his character, knowing his disdainful thoughts at the time.
Once again, handing over the notebook and money, she handed them to him: "Here is 6,080 yuan, plus the current chestnut stock in the woodshed, as well as the unpaid bills for Wang Cuihua, Wen Xiuyun, and Yu Fugui, which amounts to at least over 8,700 yuan."
"I know it's far from 30,000, and if you don't mind, I can use the candied chestnut method to offset the remaining debt. If you mind, please allow me to temporarily stay in your house, use your woodshed and kitchen, borrow the existing chestnuts. You can decide the rent, and when I earn enough to repay the debt, I will leave immediately."
Her tone was neither humble nor overbearing, polite and distant, without flattery or any hint of submissiveness.
Even if she stayed, it would be a negotiation of pride and choice. If she couldn't borrow, she wouldn't lower her head to beg.
Xiao Cheng had seen her pride, and he knew that her pride was deeply hidden, never leaking a trace during ordinary interactions, never making anyone uncomfortable.
The only time was when the police came to search the house. She confronted Liu Tiezhu in public, showing no signs of fear.
The unbowed pride that couldn't be defeated by any malicious force, the sharpness only showed a hint, suppressing the powerful aura of the whole scene.
At that time, she was stunning, upright, and even the group of people in uniforms were inferior to her.
At that time, he knew she was different from everyone, different from the town, different from the city, and different from the market.
He knew that she didn't belong here...
Bailu saw that Xiao Cheng didn't respond to the notebook and money for a long time, thinking he was still angry, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
She spoke, presenting the second plan: "If you don't want to see me, please lend me a hundred yuan, and I'll go find a place outside to stay. I'll wait for you to leave before coming over to make candied chestnuts. I'll make sure to accumulate 30,000 yuan as soon as possible and repay you. I won't appear in front of you again."
This was the last plan.
If Xiao Cheng didn't agree, she would take back all the money and be driven out. She wouldn't even borrow a hundred yuan.
Bailu didn't know what to do then.
Going home was too far away, and she couldn't go back.
She couldn't go to Li Xuelan's house; Li Xuelan had long said that a married daughter is like spilled water.
Having trouble and going back to find her was of no use; she couldn't help.
Xiao Cheng lowered his eyes slightly, looking at the yellowed notebook, the colorful money, and the delicate jade-like hands that didn't move.
Then he raised his gaze, fixedly looking at the girl in front of him.
Chapter 98: Just Go to Sleep
He believed that she had the courage and determination to leave, after all, there was nothing here that she would miss.
Want to leave...
There wasn't even a door or window!
Xiao Cheng snatched the notebook and money from her hand, stuffed them back into the drawer, pushed Bai Lu onto the bed, and tucked her into the blanket.
"Go to sleep."
Bai Lu: "..."
What is going on???
She tried to get up, but Xiao Cheng held her shoulders, pushed her back into bed, placed her on her usual side, and neatly tucked the blanket around her, creating a secure cocoon.
Disaster!
Is it because she couldn't pay him back, the big shot got angry, and now he wants to smother her with a blanket!
Bai Lu, usually calm and elegant, threw caution to the wind, lifted the blanket.
Quickly getting up, she tried to escape the dragon's lair.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Cheng suddenly pressed his entire body down, grabbed her hands, pressed them above her head with one hand, and restrained her legs from escaping with the other, immobilizing her from all directions. His deep black eyes suddenly turned crimson, like an angered dragon.
"Where do you think you're going?"
His voice was as cold as an icy pond, and his handsome face turned as dark as ice.
The words carried a hint of viciousness, as if saying the wrong thing would result in her being devoured.
Bai Lu bravely spoke up, "Lend me a hundred bucks."
"No." Xiao Cheng coldly refused.
"Then can I leave?"
Bai Lu's gaze shifted, glancing at the cloth bag under the wooden chair, her luggage neatly packed inside.
As long as the big shot nodded.
She would immediately be homeless.
Following Bai Lu's gaze, Xiao Cheng saw the cloth bag under the chair and flames surged in his crimson eyes. Just as they were about to erupt, he broke free from the cage, burning with flames.
He released her hand, got off the bed.
His dragon claw just reached the cloth bag when he suddenly turned back, his flaming eyes fixed on the big bed.
"Dare to get off the bed, and I'll break your legs."
Bai Lu: "..."
Too brutal!
Indeed, a man's words cannot be trusted, especially those spoken in a drunken stupor. Last night, he held her, saying he didn't blame her, and tonight he wants to break her legs. Absolutely insane.
Recalling the memories where he broke an opponent's nose with one punch, stomped on Bai Chaojie's wrist bone with one foot, kicked an enemy's ribs with one foot... a knife... Bai Lu promptly shook her head.
Just as her hand lifted the blanket, she quickly withdrew it.
A wise woman avoids immediate harm, a handsome prince values freedom, but life is even more precious.
Don't provoke a man who is already enraged, the one who will suffer in the end is yourself. Be calm, be quiet, be composed.
Bai Lu kept reassuring herself.
Xiao Cheng opened the wardrobe, tossed the bag inside, and not satisfied, opened the bag and shook out the clothes.
As a result, a pile of books and papers tumbled out.
In the bright afternoon sunlight, the image of Bai Lu and Lin Jinfan standing at the doorstep, talking happily, flashed in Xiao Cheng's mind. His face instantly darkened a thousandfold, forcefully closing the door.
Just as he turned around, he returned, forcefully opening it again, pulling out a neatly folded white blanket from the corner of the wardrobe.
Striding back to the bed, he forcefully covered Bai Lu with the blanket, the intensity almost fierce.
Bai Lu looked at the fierce and terrifying face of the big shot, then at the forcibly placed blanket.
After contemplating for a while, she couldn't help but softly remind, "I... am not pregnant."
So, there's no need to be both cruel and kind to her again.
Xiao Cheng raised an eyebrow, grabbed her chin, "I'm not deaf."
Applying force with his fingertips, his cold and handsome face suddenly approached, and the demonic voice fell before her, "Don't provoke me."
"I'm not gentle."
Bai Lu felt that Xiao Cheng had at least three different personalities. The normal one, a three-year-old child when drunk, and a cruel dragon when angry.
But, the matter needs to be resolved.
"I will quickly earn thirty thousand dollars to pay you back." So... can you let go of my hand?
Her chin was almost crushed.
Bai Lu frowned, Xiao Cheng released her hand, but instead, he grabbed her cheeks, with a force as light as a feather.
His voice came from the back of his teeth, "I don't have the money to support you?!."
Bai Lu had never heard such a inexplicable question, and couldn't figure out the intention behind the fierce look of the big shot. She also couldn't understand the relevance of this question to repaying her.
Facing those hidden angry crimson eyes, she didn't know how to answer, and her thoughts were interrupted.
Clearly expecting to honestly reveal the truth and confess, it was supposed to be the time to lay everything out on the table.
Now, she had angered a dragon who had lost his sanity, making her feel helpless and exhausted. She even had thoughts of death.
Oh heavens.
Please tell her what to do!
"Go to sleep."
Xiao Cheng let go of her, lay Bai Lu flat, pulled up the blanket, covering both of them.
The white blanket was covering Bai Lu again.
Bai Lu stared at the broad and sturdy chest in front of her, blinked her bewildered eyes, and cautiously turned sideways.
If you can't provoke him, you can't avoid him!
Xiao Cheng's red eyes suddenly darkened, staring straight at the small back in front of him, and his big hand circled her waist, pulling her back.
Bai Lu was pressed back into the big shot's embrace, her back tightly against his robust chest, the unsteady sound of her heartbeat like a little hammer, hitting her mind with each beat.
Her mind was a tangled mess.
The large hand wrapped around her waist, hanging in front of her small abdomen, the proximity was so close that even the rise and fall of breath could be felt.
There was no child here.
Bai Lu opened her mouth, but no sound came out. Well, maybe Xiao Cheng knew that she wasn't pregnant. He must be too upset, unable to accept the reality at the moment.
Tomorrow will be better.
Right now, immediately, close your eyes and sleep. Count one sheep, two sheep, five sheep, ten sheep...
Can't fall asleep.
Things haven't been clarified, the words are all bottled up in her heart. Unable to stand the compulsion, maybe she should ask again.
One last time.
"That...?"
"Sleep."
The man's voice behind her was slightly lazy, the breath sprayed on her neck at close range, faintly warm. It wasn't as fierce as before, he should be back to normal.
Bai Lu took a deep breath, exhaled, and asked softly, "Which option do you agree with?"
Just as she spoke, the lazy voice behind her instantly turned fierce, "Speak again, and I'll shut you up."
The corner of Bai Lu's mouth twitched. She remembered last night, being forcefully kissed by him on the bed, and her mouth still faintly hurt.
Well, she could soothe even a drunk three-year-old, she didn't believe she couldn't conquer a fierce dragon.
Just sleep! ...
Xiao Wei felt that his big brother was unusually irritable today.
He bought wontons early in the morning, sat at the table, but didn't eat. He just sat there.
Bai Lu hadn't gotten up yet, and he should be waiting for her. He kindly asked if he should knock on Bai Lu's door to wake her up, but his big brother told him to quickly finish eating and go to school.
He went to wash the dishes, just made a tiny sound, and from behind came his big brother's words to hurry up and eat and go to school.
With his backpack on his back, he went to school. When closing the courtyard door, the old wooden door made a "creak" sound, and he subconsciously looked up.
Sure enough, sitting in the main house, his big brother rewarded him with a cruel glare and the words "go to school" once again.
Chapter 99 & 100: Buying Vegetables Together
Picking a basket of fresh fruits from the sack, Bai Lu returned the courtesy to Xiao Dazhuang and quickly walked back to the kitchen.
Just as she reached the door, a tall and sturdy man appeared, carrying a vegetable basket with strong, slender arms.
They brushed past each other, a cool breeze passing over their faces, and White Dew immediately caught up.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
Xiao Cheng walked out nonchalantly, "Buying vegetables."
"I'll come too."
Talking business on the way to the market was also an opportunity, and Bai Lu decisively followed, not missing any chances.
However, just as they reached the courtyard gate, Xiao Cheng stopped in his tracks, gazing gently at Bai Lu.
His eyes moved from her slippers, revealing slightly reddened toes chilled by the morning breeze, to the thin dark pants, the light camel-colored cotton jacket, and finally, his gaze stopped at the sky-blue sweater neckline.
He calmly said, "Go back and change your clothes, and switch your shoes."
White Dew looked down at her obviously visible clothes and shoes, "I'm already dressed."
Xiao Cheng remained silent with a cold expression, blocking the way without letting her pass, unmoved in front of the house door.
The wind scattered in all directions.
After a moment of contemplation, Bai Lu realized he meant to add more clothes and change shoes; otherwise, she wasn't allowed to leave.
She immediately turned around, rushed back to her room, changed clothes, and put on different shoes.
Worried that the boss might become impatient, she hastened the process, grabbing a thick coat from the wardrobe without considering its length, directly putting it on.
At the door, she changed her slippers to thick-soled cotton shoes, bending down to quickly secure the shoe heels as she walked outside.
Just as she stepped out of the main house, Bai Lu was dumbfounded.
The courtyard gate was tightly closed.
The entire yard was empty, with no signs of people, not even a breeze in the air.
How could the boss not keep his word!
She hadn't even come out yet, and he had already left on his own!
Bai Lu angrily opened the door, and a sudden cold wind rushed in, clearing her mind instantly.
It seemed... Xiao Cheng hadn't said he would wait for her.
He only told her to go back, change clothes, and switch shoes.
Bai Lu pursed her lips, closed the door, and walked quickly towards the direction of the market.
**Market**
In front of Wu Xiuyun's fruit stall, there was a commotion.
A burly man with a five-o'clock shadow held a basket full of chestnuts and smashed it onto Wu Xiuyun's fruit stall. He kicked over the old cardboard boxes piled at the side of the stall, and a large basket of plump and juicy big jujubes fell to the ground, rolling in all directions.
"What kind of crap are you selling! These chestnuts don't look like chestnuts, more like charcoal, all burnt and hard, the flesh is dry and woody, and there are black dead bugs inside. Eating this makes people sick with diarrhea. Compensate me!"
"Immediately compensate me!"
The stubbly man cursed at Wu Xiuyun, kicking the big jujubes at his feet and crushing the chestnuts on the ground colored half with burnt sugar and half with charcoal.
"If you don't compensate, I'll smash your stall! Selling poisonous chestnuts that make people sick, if you don't give an explanation and compensation today, don't think about leaving!"
Now was the peak time for buying vegetables and preparing lunch. People were coming and going at the entrance of the market, and more and more onlookers gathered.
Auntie Wu's candied chestnuts at the fruit stall were well-known for being delicious. Many people in the crowd had bought them before.
If there was a real problem and people got sick from eating them, they would definitely never patronize her again.
Wu Xiuyun had been selling fruits for many years and had seen all kinds of situations. She recognized at a glance that the man in front of her was here to cause trouble.
She remained calm, picked up the fallen big jujubes, and glanced around at the scattered chestnuts.
Without any guilty tone, she spoke, "Do you have any evidence that proves the chestnuts were bought from me?"
Next to her, Old Li, who sold sweet drinks, also helped pick up the big jujubes while commenting, "I can see that your chestnuts are black and burnt. They don't look like the candied chestnuts sold at Auntie Wu's stall. You probably bought these chestnuts from someone else. Afraid of getting sick from eating them, you intentionally came here to extort Auntie Wu's fruit stall for compensation, right?"
The onlookers looked down at the chestnuts on the ground, then raised their heads to compare them with Auntie Wu's candied chestnuts.
Suddenly, the stubbly man overturned the fruit stall. The neat big basket on the outer edge spilled candied chestnuts all over the ground.
Mixed with the chestnuts he had thrown down earlier, it was impossible to distinguish which belonged to whom.
After overturning the fruit stall, the stubbly man spat on the candied chestnuts on the ground, pointed at Wen Xiuyun and Old Li, and cursed.
"I see you just want to avoid compensating by playing dumb!"
"My wife bought candied chestnuts from you this morning. After eating them at home, she had diarrhea and even vomited. She's still lying in bed unable to get up. If you don't apologize and compensate for medical expenses, don't even think about leaving!"
Seeing the aggressive appearance of the stubbly man, the crowd quickly retreated, afraid of being involved.
The neighboring stall owners, who had initially wanted to speak up for Wu Xiuyun, dared not say anything now.
They were just small business owners trying to make a living. If they angered the stubbly man, and he constantly overturned their stalls, they wouldn't be able to survive.
Wu Xiuyun's husband wasn't here, and Old Li was quite old. The two of them were no match for the stubbly man.
Moreover, the stubbly man looked unfamiliar, not like someone from the new town. He was probably someone else causing trouble.
Sensing that the stubbly man intended to forcibly demand compensation, Wu Xiuyun instinctively covered the money pouch at her waist and stepped back.
Seeing this, the stubbly man seemed to have achieved his goal and sneered, changing his tone, "You don't have to compensate."
"I heard that your candied chestnuts were made by Bai Lu. She fried chestnuts with worms and poisoned people. She's a ruthless poisoner! Call her out to apologize and compensate me. Otherwise, you won't be able to keep this stall!"
As soon as the stubbly man finished speaking, he was grabbed by the back of his collar and thrown to the ground.
The back of his head hit the ground hard, making him dizzy and unable to see anything clearly. He felt darkness before his eyes.
Then, a weight pressed on his chest, and a foot stepped on his neck.
He couldn't make any sound.
The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(101-105)
